Monday, March 28, 2016

This is Where We Are

What to
make of this election cycle. Casaba melon in a bad toupee Donald Trump is still
the Republican front runner.

Reptilian
car salesman Ted Cruz is in second, staying just close enough to give people a
reason to concoct Machiavellian scenarios to blow up the Republican convention.

John
Kasich is also still participating.

On the
Democratic side Hillary’s pant suits have gained sentience and are actually
campaigning for her in various states. A sky blue ensemble did an interview on
CNN the other day. Don Lemon was 45 minutes into it before he realized he was
talking to a JC Penney summer special.

Everyone’s
grandpa who gives out ribbon candy at Halloween, Bernie Sanders, continues his
turns so far left NASCAR drivers won’t follow him. He spouts his goals with
belief and vehemence but gives little information on how he’s going to
accomplish them.

What does
it all mean?

On the
Democratic side, Hillary is the insider front-runner with shady dealings in her
past, a machine behind her pushing her forward and the only candidate with both
domestic and foreign policy
experience.

Bernie has
ideas that sound wonderful: free college
tuition, free healthcare, etc. The only way to pay for it all is tax
increases. So Bernie wants to tax the rich, but the rich don’t like to be
taxed. That’s how they stay rich. Also many policy experts say his ideas won’t
bring in enough revenue to cover his plans.

Backers of
both candidates, instead of coming together, are sniping at one another. Bernie
supporters are saying if Hillary wins the nomination they won’t vote for her.
The American voter: an infant who lost their lolly.

As for the
Republicans, Donald Trump is a hateful, bigoted, grand-standing egomaniac whose
election to president could destroy the country.

Ted Cruz
may be even worse.

Republican
voters don’t know what to do. The racist wing of the party is good with Trump
and all of his horseshit because it matches their own horseshit world view. The
Evangelical wing of the party is leaning to Cruz even though they feel he may
be the Devil incarnate. There are indications the convention could be a
madhouse.

With all
these candidates’ limitations and foibles, with the electorate dissatisfied,
disenchanted and drained from a process that is too long, with the primary
season in chaos, could John Kasich become president?